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Oswego Council Tweaks Winter Parking Policy

October 9, 2018 Steve Yablonski

On a warm, muggy autumn evening, the Oswego Common Council was planning for the cold, snowy days of winter. At its meeting Tuesday, the council unanimously approved amendments to the Code of the City of Oswego, Chapter 257, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 257-27, Winter Parking Restrictions. The vote was 5-0-2 with councilors Linda DeMassi and John Gosek excused.

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SUNY Oswego Professor Killed in Limo Crash

October 8, 2018 Steve Yablonski

One of the 20 victims in the fatal limousine crash in Schoharie has been identified as Brian Hough. He was a geology professor at SUNY Oswego.

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Teens Encouraged to Learn about ‘Molly,’ Help Combat Synthetic Drug Crisis

October 7, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The VOW Foundation, Inc., will present an informational workshop for teens and parents to learn more about ‘Molly,’ a synthetic drug currently in circulation. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 10 in the training room of the Oswego County Health Department at 70 Bunner St. in Oswego. Participants are asked to enter through the main doors on the west side of the building.

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Alan Jones, in a mugshot supplied by police.

Jones Released From Prison; DA ‘Heartbroken, Frustrated and Angry’

October 6, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Alan Jones was released from prison (Oct. 4). He was serving a sentence of 5 to 15 years. He strangled his 11-year-old step-sister in August of 2008 at their Palermo home.”I’m heartbroken, frustrated, and angry at the whole situation,” the DA told Oswego County Today today.

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City, VOW Seek To Join Forces, Fight Drugs

October 4, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Billy Barlow is seeking council approval for a proposed fiscal sponsorship agreement to be entered into between the Victor Orlando Woolson Foundation and the city on behalf of the Oswego Police Department.

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Oswego County Shared Services Plan To Be Presented Oct. 11

October 2, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Shared Services Plan will be presented in a public forum from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 11, in the Oswego County Legislative Chambers on the fourth floor of the Legislative Office Building, 46 E. Bridge St., Oswego.

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From left are: Oswego Police Chief Tory L. DeCaire, Oswego County District Attorney Gregory S. Oakes, Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, Oswego Police DARE Officer Thomas Grover, and Oswego Police Sergeant James Cunningham.

Ex-Drug Vehicle Refurbished As City’s ‘DARE Car’

October 2, 2018 Site Administrator

Mayor Billy Barlow. is proud to announce that the Oswego City Police Department has designated a “DARE Car” for use by the department in delivering the DARE curriculum to schools in and around the city of Oswego. The vehicle, a 2014 Jeep Wrangler, was forfeited to the Oswego City Police Department through the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office as the result of a guilty conviction stemming from a recent illegal drug case.

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Councilor Kevin Hill discusses his proposed law. At right is First Ward Councilor Susan McBrearty

Committee Moves Ahead With Oswego ‘Social Host Law’ Proposal

October 1, 2018 Steve Yablonski

At its meeting Monday night, the Planning and Development Committee sent a resolution regarding a tentative Social Host Law to the full council for consideration. Council vice president Kevin Hill brought the proposal to the committee for discussion. It is in response to young people, college students and others, migrating from the downtown bars to large house parties in residential neighborhoods, he explained.

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A worker at the county health department's mosquito laboratory in West Monroe separates species of mosquitoes for testing. Samples of mosquitoes that could carry the EEE virus are sent to the state Department of Health laboratory every week during the summer and tested to see if the EEE virus is present in Oswego County.

Mosquito Season is Winding Down; Continue Precautions Until After First Hard Frost

October 1, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department reported that although the mosquito season is winding down, evidence of Eastern equine encephalitis virus continues to be found near the Toad Harbor Swamp on the north shore of Oneida Lake.

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Scenes From Pumpkin Fest 2018

September 29, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Pumpkin Fest opened Saturday. The fun continues Sunday morning in East Park.

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